ideas42

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Work Authorization: Candidates must already be authorized to work in the U.S. Salary Range: $78,000 – $93,000 depending on experience Role and Responsibilities ideas42 is seeking mission-aligned team members to join our Financial Health team. You will have an opportunity to do work that drives financial health for people living on low- to moderate- incomes by working on creating or refining products, institutional processes, and systems change. Diagnosing behavioral problems and designing behaviorally informed interventions and products is integral to what we do. Most of the team’s work is in the United States, though there are opportunities to work with international partners. All team members are supported for their growth internally and externally, ultimately preparing them for a wide range of roles in both the private and public sector. Our team works towards a financial system that: Supports people in financial distress Building an emergency fund or improving your credit score, are hard to achieve while in financial distress. Our work aims to ensure financial products, services and policies are designed to support people in financial distress, including: Making reaching out for help easy and normalizing it, especially at moments when people might avoid it. Making it easy for people facing financial stress to find and understand safe, affordable products that could help them navigate their circumstances. Building flexibility and guardrails into products. Enables more people to leverage opportunities Our financial system offers tools to build wealth and create long-term financial well-being; tools like mortgages, 529 college savings plans, business loans, and tax-advantaged accounts and programs, like those for clean energy products. However, people with lower incomes and marginalized groups access and use these tools at significantly lower rates. We aim to ensure these tools are designed to ensure equitable access (raise awareness and intention) and use these tools by people with low-to-moderate incomes and people of color. Responsibilities will include: Managing projects, including intervention design, field work/project implementation, monitoring, and impact evaluation; serving as the day-to-day contact for partners and clients Managing and developing relationships with external partners and stakeholders Designing full-scale project plans, structure, and timelines Assisting/leading primary and secondary research such as surveys, interviews, and literature reviews Assisting/leading solution design and development, such as brainstorming, sketching, and user testing Contributing to briefs, blog posts, grant proposals, and other external communications Collaborating with peer and junior staff, and mentoring more junior staff Participating in internal strategic projects, including various aspects of organizational improvement Qualifications Minimum qualifications Bachelor’s degree and 4-8 years of relevant work experience Mission-aligned, self-starter Willing to ask questions, make suggestions and discover ways to make things work better; Also willing to be wrong, and figure out how to make it right Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of statistics Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to high-quality output Available and willing to travel on a flexible schedule as needed (typically less than 25%) Record of academic excellence and/or excellent recommendations from prior work Creative, smart, logical and structured thinkers Collaborates effectively with colleagues Preferred qualifications Experience with Stata, R or other statistical analysis tools Financial services experience A background in strategy, marketing, or product management & client-facing experience Passion for understanding human behavior and pursuing innovation About ideas42 We’re a non-profit looking for deep insights into human behavior—into why people do what they do—and using that knowledge in ways that help improve lives, build better systems, and drive social change. Working globally, we reinvent the practices of institutions, and create better products and policies that can be scaled for maximum impact. We also teach others, ultimately striving to generate lasting social impact and create a future where the universal application of behavioral science powers a world with optimal health, equitable wealth, and environments and systems that are sustainable and just for all. For more than 15 years, we’ve been at the forefront of applying behavioral science in the real world. And as we’ve developed our expertise, we’ve helped to define an entire field. Our efforts have so far extended to 40 countries as we’ve partnered with governments, foundations, NGOs, private enterprises, and a wide array of public institutions. We value diversity and inclusion and are dedicated to growing our teams with people who have diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills. We are committed to fair and unbiased hiring practices that support equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, gender, national origin, age, abilities, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Working with Us We are a culture-first organization where rules or processes do not take precedence – people and their ability to make well-reasoned decisions do. You’ll find that our team members are deeply caring, smart, and both tenacious and rigorous in their work. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Our core values are at the heart of everything at ideas42: We live and breathe what we do. We look at everything through a BEHAVIORAL LENS. We take OWNERSHIP. We don’t just work at ideas42, we take shared responsibility for it. We DO GOOD. We use our expertise to improve millions of lives and create a better world for all. We have fun. We let PLAYFULNESS inform the way we work and our approach to the world, helping to drive our creativity and improve our solutions. We live with a SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY. We approach our colleagues, partners and people whose lives we seek to improve with an attitude of selflessness and cooperation. We are TENACIOUS. We never take the easy route, but push to stretch the limits of what’s possible. We are RIGOROUS in how we think and how we tackle problems. Benefits We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to work with us. We are proud to offer a comprehensive and behaviorally designed benefits package and other perks to support our team and allow us to focus on our work of solving tough social problems. Insurance: We offer fully-covered medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your families. 401(k) Match: We contribute 3%, even if you don’t contribute at all. Generous Vacation and Paid Time Off: We’ve built infrastructure to encourage our team to rest and recharge throughout the year. Paid Parental Leave Fitness benefits Dependent Care Accounts Communication benefits including reimbursement towards a new smart phone. Professional Development fund Loan Forgiveness: Based on our 501(c)3 status, you are able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Application Process Overview The ideas42 application process has four stages: Application: Submit your application and resume. Case Study: Selected candidates will receive a short assignment, to be completed over approx. 1 week. First Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to interview with an ideas42 program team member. Final Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to interview with an ideas42 senior team member. References will also be requested and contacted during this time.